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Jul 25th, 2022
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From Simcoe.com, July 22, 2022 By Ian Adams Here’s who has filed to run for the Oct. 24 municipal election in Wasaga Beach. This story will be updated regularly as new candidates register. WHO IS RUNNING? The deadline to file a nomination is Friday, Aug. 19 at 2 p.m. Nominations will be officia...
Jul 22nd, 2022
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Premier Doug Ford has signalled he plans to set up a ‘strong mayor’ system for Toronto and Ottawa, but some local officials say the change would be undemocratic. |  Kate Porter/CBC From CBC News, July 20, 2022 By Dan Taekema An Ottawa councillor says he was blindsided by news Premier Doug...
Jul 22nd, 2022
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Premier Doug Ford, left, and Mayor John Tory hold a news conference at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on June 27, 2022.  R.J. JOHNSTON / TORONTO STAR From the Toronto Star, July 20, 2022 By Robert Benzie Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Premier Doug Ford says the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa will ...
Jul 21st, 2022
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From Simcoe.com, July 19, 2022 By Shane MacDonald Here’s who has filed to run for the Oct. 24 municipal election in Innisfil. This story will be updated regularly as new candidates register. The nomination period runs from May 2, 2022 to Aug. 19. To see the candidate listing, visit https://inni...
Jul 21st, 2022
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| OrilliaMatters image From OrilliaMatters, July 19, 2022 A Letter to the Editor The following letter is in response to recent Oro-Medonte council controversies.  Some members of council in Oro-Medonte would like this fiasco to just go away, but it shouldn’t. All ratepayers need to know what happened...
Jul 21st, 2022
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This sign was on display at a recent protest. |Natasha Philpott/BradfordToday From OrilliaMatters, July 20, 2022 A Letter to the Editor Highway 413 will only take 30 seconds off of commute time — saving 30 seconds of driving time will harm 2,000 acres of farmland, cut through 85 waterways, damage 220...
Jul 21st, 2022
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Stock Image From OrilliaMatters, July 19, 2022 NEWS RELEASE FORESTS ONTARIO Forests Ontario and its partners planted 2.5 million native tree seedlings across the province this season as part of its 50 Million Tree Program. This brings Forests Ontario’s program total to 36.7 million trees planted, cre...
Jul 20th, 2022
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“Phrag Free” Tiny Marsh Program: Year 2 This is M-T-M Conservation Association’s second year of a three-year program to control the presence and spread of the invasive plant known as Phragmites Reed at the Tiny Marsh Provincial Wildlife Area. Volunteer work parties did a terrific job in 2021 knocking...
Jul 20th, 2022
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Happy July! The summer has started and I know a lot of you are enjoying the sunshine and family time at the beach and some of you may even be traveling on holidays. If you are around the next two weeks we have some important events coming up: Georgian Bay Forever RECEIVE A FREE WASHING MACHINE [&hell...
Jul 20th, 2022
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Longtime deputy mayor and former mayor Anita Dubeau will not be seeking re-election in October. | Mehreen Shahid/MidlandToday From Simcoe.com, July 18, 2022 By Andrew Mendler Penetanguishene’s longtime deputy mayor and former mayor is walking away from politics. Anita Dubeau, who was first elec...